Andy Clarke is aBritishcomics artist who came to prominence working at2000 AD and became known to a wider audience with his later work atDC Comics, notably the 2009 volume ofR.E.B.E.L.S. and variousBatman-related publications.
Andy Clarke started his career in the seriesSinister Dexter in the anthology2000 AD, becoming one of the main artists on the story between 1998 and 2004. While working there he would also work on some of the anthology's other flagship titles, likeJudge Dredd andNikolai Dante, and one-off stories likeThirteen andSnow/Tiger.
He started work for American companyDC Comics in 2005 on a number of stories in titles likeAquaman andDetective Comics. In 2008 he has worked on theTwo-Face issue ofThe Joker's Asylum written byDavid Hine[1] and then, year later, became the main artist on theR.E.B.E.L.S. ongoing series with writerTony Bedard who has said that Clarke is "the greatest artist I've worked with in a dog's age ... A lot of people are going to be floored when they see his stuff. He's so meticulous with the details and rendering. He reminds me ofBrian Bolland andKevin Maguire andFrank Quitely all rolled into one."[2] Although the writing of the series got a mixed reception Clarke's art was praised, withComics Bulletin review of the first issue suggesting his "pencils take the detailed future grit ofBarry Kitson'sLegion of Superheroes and mix it with a heavy dose of Frank Quitely's work onAll-Star Superman"[3] and the one atComic Book Resources picking up on similar themes, saying he was "providing a kind of Barry Kitson stillness combined with aSeth Fisher-esque attention to detail."[4]
